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George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston

1859 - 1925

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George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (11 January 1859 – 20 March 1925), known as Lord Curzon (), was a British statesman, Conservative politician, explorer and writer who served as Viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905 and Foreign Secretary from 1919 to 1924. Curzon was born in Derbyshire into an aristocratic family and educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford, before entering Parliament in 1886. In the following years, he travelled extensively in Russia, Central Asia and the Far East, and published several books on the region in which he detailed his geopolitical outlook and underlined the perceived Russian threat to British control of India. In 1891, Curzon was named Under-Secretary of State for India, and in 1899 he was appointed Viceroy of India. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston is the 2,936th most popular politician (down from 2,544th in 2019), the 729th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 546th in 2019) and the 150th most popular British Politician.

George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, was a British statesman and diplomat. He served as Viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905. He was Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between 1919 and 1924.

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Among politicians, George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston ranks 2,936 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Kōan, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Pepin of Italy, Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem, Ko Yong-hui, and Sigebert I. After him are Sigebert III, Alfonso the Battler, Thorismund, Thein Sein, Alcetas I of Macedon, and Alfonso III of Aragon.

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Among people born in 1859, George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston ranks 18. Before him are Yuan Shikai, Billy the Kid, Verner von Heidenstam, Sholem Aleichem, Alexandre Millerand, and Jean Jaurès. After him are Jerome K. Jerome, Pierre Janet, Hugo Junkers, Alexander Samsonov, Anna Ancher, and Alexander Stepanovich Popov. Among people deceased in 1925, George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston ranks 25. Before him are Felix Klein, Léon Bourgeois, Alexander Friedmann, Hjalmar Branting, Vajiravudh, and Félix Vallotton. After him are Aleksey Kuropatkin, Wong Fei-hung, Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar, Oliver Heaviside, H. Rider Haggard, and John Singer Sargent.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston ranks 729 out of 8,785. Before him are John Rhys-Davies (1944), Philippa of Lancaster (1360), Antony Hewish (1924), Albert Finney (1936), Geoffrey Hinton (1947), and William Shockley (1910). After him are James Edward Smith (1759), Herbert C. Brown (1912), Aubrey Beardsley (1872), Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969), Robert II of Scotland (1316), and William Beckford (1760).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston ranks 150. Before him are Oswald Mosley (1896), Henry the Young King (1155), James III of Scotland (1451), Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1770), Neil Kinnock (1942), and Cædwalla of Wessex (659). After him are Robert II of Scotland (1316), Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550), Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (1355), Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom (1768), Michael Howard (1941), and Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1631).

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